About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Dark Art....

I love images that convey a mood from happy to sad to angry and so forth. I believe that all of my images and work that I create also convey a mood whether I am feeling mischievous, happy, tired, excited and the list could go on and on. Basically I love creating a magical piece of work, an art piece that allows my viewer to join me in the mood that I am trying to establish.  I captured this photo from my backyard during daylight hours and transformed the photo to create a new piece that is dark, edgy and creates a definite mood when you look at it.  Here is the original....

 
And here's the end result and it is entitled "Dark Y"
 
 
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